---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATE ACT-GUARDIAN"
description: "Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Prohibits the court from appointing a person who is currently listed or required to be listed on the sex offender database as the legal guardian of a minor. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 3415"
citation: "Illinois HB 3415 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 68
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-22"
last_action: "2005-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec3aeb7b-f7d5-4d93-8cdc-8cdcef2e4066"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3415&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=19480&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "cbc3fac380a95e5ed0530cdda81ef77bf7f99f71ca1825a18fa300fb0caad682"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 3415 (94th) — PROBATE ACT-GUARDIAN

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Prohibits the court from appointing a person who is currently listed or required to be listed on the sex offender database as the legal guardian of a minor. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3415&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=19480&DocNum=3415&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3415eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=19480&DocNum=3415&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3415enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=19480&DocNum=3415&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mary E. Flowers — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2005-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy `filing`
- **2005-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2005-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2005-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2005-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2005-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2005-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2005-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-004-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2005-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-04-14** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2005-04-14** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2005-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 006-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-19** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2005-05-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2005-05-20** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Judiciary
- **2005-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2005-05-27** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Trotter `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2005-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2005-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0604 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec3aeb7b-f7d5-4d93-8cdc-8cdcef2e4066`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).